Sonya Kitchell
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| Sonya Kitchell | |
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 Sonya Kitchell in 2006. (Photo by Melissa Doroquez)
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| Birth name | Sonya Kitchell |
| Born | March 1, 1989 Northampton, Massachusetts |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Label(s) | Velour, Appleseed |
| Website | http://www.sonyakitchell.com |
Sonya D. Kitchell (born March 1, 1989 in Northampton, Massachusetts[1]) is an American jazz singer-songwriter. She released her album Words Came Back to Me on 4 April 2006.[2] She previously released an EP Cold Day in 2005.[2]
Words Came Back to Me was the second album released through the Starbucks Hear Music program, putting her album in both coffee and record stores across the U.S.[3] Antigone Rising was the first group to be sold through the program.[3]
She was interviewed by reporter Howard Berkes on the National Public Radio program All Things Considered that aired on Saturday, June 3, 2006, where she played some of her music. (link below)
She recently made her UK debut at the Starbucks UK and Ireland leadership conference held at The Barbican Centre in London, where she performed 3 songs for the delegates.
In 2007 she was the opening act on Joe Jackson's tour.
Kitchell was born in Massachusetts, growing up in Ashfield, Massachusetts. She attended the Hilltown Cooperative Charter School in the Williamsburg village of Haydenville, and later Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School. She has, because of her career, never finished high school, given the fact that the Daily Hampshire Gazette did not list her in the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School class of 2007.
She is the daughter of artist Peter Kitchell, and has a younger brother approximately five years her junior named Max.[4]
[edit] Albums
- Cold Day (2005) (EP)
- Words Came Back to Me (2006)
- Give US Your Poor (Compilation)
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Sonya Kitchell. Emusic. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ^ a b Sonya Kitchell at All Music Guide
- ^ a b Rahner, Mark, "Savvy, sultry Starbucks sounds", Wichita Eagle, May 9, 2006.
- ^ Peter Kitchell's biography. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Berkes, Howard, "Kitchell's 'Words' Get an Encouraging Reception", National Public Radio radio, Originally aired June 3, 2006.
- Dye, David, "Sonya Kitchell's Precocious Debut: 'Cold Day'", National Public Radio radio, Originally aired October 18, 2005.
- Gallant, Doug, "Sonya Kitchell is a star on the rise", The Guardian, April 28, 2006.
